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The thing with Iridium watchers is that there were a small number of them. Seeing one was exciting. If all the Starlink satellites are this bright, the night s
by manicdee 7y ago
The thing with Iridium watchers is that there were a small number of them. Seeing one was exciting.
If all the Starlink satellites are this bright, the night sky will have more Starlink satellites than visible stars.
- TeMPOraL 7y agoIridium satellites were causing flares because of a design issue - their main antennas were essentially large mirrors. New generation of Iridium satellites fixed that issue (to my and other flare catchers' disappointment). I don't recall Starlink satellites to be designed to cause flares.
- Robotbeat 7y agoSomeone has been doing calculations very wrong. That's not even close. https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/1132672683974549505?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1132672683974549505&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fforum.nasaspaceflight.com%2Findex.php%3Ftopic%3D47594.450 https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/1132672683974549505?re...